Appoints Group General Counsel

HOMEX - Melbourne
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ANZ today announced the appointment of Ms Jane Slatter as Group
General Counsel.
Ms Slatter will be responsible for ANZ legal and company secretary
functions globally and will report to Mr Peter Marriott, ANZ's Chief
Financial Officer.
Ms Slatter joins ANZ from Telstra Corporation Limited where she has
been Deputy General Counsel since 1995. Previously, Ms Slatter was
General Counsel and Company Secretary - Australia/New Zealand, and
subsequently International Counsel for the Kraft Foods Group.
The appointment follows the decision of ANZ's former General Counsel,
Mr Robert Paterson, to retire to pursue private legal practice.
Ms Slatter's appointment is effective 24 August 1998.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Paul Edwards
Head of Group Media Relations
Tel: (03) 9273 6955 or 041 123 3390
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